Exam 1 Flashcards
What kind of support do cancer pts need?
Support groups, pt education,
Interrelated concepts of Cancer Tx
Nutrition, Immunity, Infection, Pain, Fatigue, elimination, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, anxiety, stress, coping, sexuality
What is therapeutic communication
Meets psychological needs of patient and allows for a relaxed and trusted environment in which to convey information
Characteristics of malignant tumors
Usually rapid growth, metastatic, irregular, little resemblance to parent tissue, invades (not crowds) normal tissue, may recur after Tx, fatal if not tx.
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration —a regulatory agency of the department of labor
Who and when for initial assessment on new admit
RN-within 24 hrs. LPN can do follow up
Jaundice signs and sx
Yellowing of skin and sclera
How to keep medication errors from happening
Identify root cause
Tx for cellulitis
Antibiotics PO or IV
Glasgow coma scale
15 is normal. Below 8 is brain damage
Glasgow coma assess what 3 areas
Eye movement, verbal, motor skills,
Pt self determination act of 1990
Patient Self Determination Act of 1990 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, hospice programs, and health maintenance organizations to: (1) inform patients of their rights under State law to make decisions concerning their medical care; (2) periodically inquire as to whether a patient executed an advanced directive and document the patient’s wishes regarding their medical care; (3) not discriminate against persons who have executed an advance directive; (4) ensure that legally valid advance directives and documented medical care wishes are implemented to the extent permitted by State law; and (5) provide educational programs for staff, patients, and the community on ethical issues concerning patient self-determination and advance directives.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) arrange with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences for a study assessing the implementation of directed health care decisions; and (2) develop and implement a demonstration project in selected States to inform the public of the option to execute advance directives and a patient’s right to participate in and direct health care decisions.
What is Zovirax medication use
Treatment of Herpes and Shingles
What are benefits of wet to dry dressing
Prevents infection, heals inside out, debridement, promotes healing, keeps wound bed moist
4 basic processes needed for vision
Refraction, Accommodation, Constriction, Convergence (eyes coming together to focus)
